Given the ease at which Ubuntu installed, I was willing to set aside my differences with Linux, but then I tried to get the executable I compiled running on the server, and I was suddenly filled with reminders on why I hated Linux.
/paintball2: /lib/tls/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.4' not found
Freakin' lack of (backward) compatibility!
I searched around a bit and found this:
http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.beginners/2007/09/msg95520.htmlBuy the admin a pizza?
Really??! That's your solution? I want to strangle that guy. The whole "you should build every piece of software on every piece of hardware" mentality drives me nuts. I can build something on a current copy of windows and run it on Windows 95 if I wanted to. That's completely out of the question on Linux.
Anyway, is there a way I can build this so it's compatible with older versions of glibc? There's no way in hell I'm touching the server. Updating Linux is like playing Jenga.
Edit: Thank goodness there's a sane developer out there. Going to give this a go:
http://gbgames.com/blog/2008/04/linux-game-development-glibc_24-not-found/http://gbgames.com/blog/2008/04/linux-game-development-glibc_24-errors-solved/Edit2: Yay! -fno-stack-protector fixed it.
